Fertility & birth rates in Costa Rica and Niger

Fertility rate in Costa Rica vs Niger chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Costa Rica was 1.33 children per woman in 2023, compared to 6.06 in Niger in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Costa Rica vs Niger population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Costa Rica	Niger
1960	6.71	7.53
1961	6.65	7.51
1962	6.54	7.5
1963	6.39	7.49
1964	6.19	7.48
1965	5.96	7.47
1966	5.7	7.48
1967	5.42	7.49
1968	5.03	7.5
1969	4.84	7.51
1970	4.59	7.51
1971	4.36	7.52
1972	4.16	7.52
1973	3.99	7.53
1974	3.89	7.54
1975	3.8	7.54
1976	3.75	7.56
1977	3.7	7.6
1978	3.66	7.66
1979	3.65	7.72
1980	3.58	7.78
1981	3.56	7.82
1982	3.54	7.86
1983	3.53	7.9
1984	3.52	7.92
1985	3.51	7.93
1986	3.45	7.9
1987	3.38	7.87
1988	3.31	7.84
1989	3.24	7.82
1990	3.17	7.81
1991	3.08	7.8
1992	3	7.8
1993	2.93	7.79
1994	2.86	7.79
1995	2.78	7.78
1996	2.68	7.78
1997	2.59	7.8
1998	2.53	7.84
1999	2.48	7.84
2000	2.41	7.83
2001	2.31	7.81
2002	2.16	7.8
2003	2.08	7.79
2004	2.03	7.78
2005	2.04	7.77
2006	1.94	7.74
2007	1.95	7.73
2008	1.98	7.7
2009	1.95	7.68
2010	1.83	7.64
2011	1.88	7.59
2012	1.85	7.53
2013	1.78	7.45
2014	1.8	7.34
2015	1.8	7.22
2016	1.75	7.04
2017	1.71	6.87
2018	1.71	6.71
2019	1.6	6.54
2020	1.45	6.37
2021	1.35	6.2
2022	1.34	6.14
2023	1.33	6.06
2024	1.32	5.93
2025	1.31	5.79
2026	1.31	5.64
2027	1.31	5.49
2028	1.3	5.35
2029	1.31	5.22
2030	1.31	5.08
2031	1.31	4.93
2032	1.32	4.8
2033	1.32	4.69
2034	1.32	4.55
2035	1.33	4.44
2036	1.33	4.32
2037	1.34	4.21
2038	1.34	4.1
2039	1.35	4
2040	1.35	3.91
2041	1.35	3.82
2042	1.36	3.74
2043	1.36	3.66
2044	1.37	3.59
2045	1.37	3.53
2046	1.37	3.46
2047	1.38	3.39
2048	1.38	3.34
2049	1.38	3.28
2050	1.38	3.22

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Costa Rica	Niger
1960	46.4%	49%
1961	46.6%	48.9%
1962	46.7%	48.8%
1963	46.7%	48.8%
1964	46.6%	48.8%
1965	46.5%	48.7%
1966	46.3%	48.6%
1967	45.9%	48.5%
1968	45.5%	48.4%
1969	45%	48.3%
1970	44.4%	48.1%
1971	43.8%	48%
1972	43.1%	47.9%
1973	42.3%	47.7%
1974	41.5%	47.6%
1975	40.8%	47.4%
1976	40%	47.3%
1977	39.2%	47.1%
1978	38.6%	47%
1979	38%	47%
1980	37.5%	47%
1981	37.1%	47%
1982	36.7%	47%
1983	36.5%	47%
1984	36.4%	47%
1985	36.3%	47%
1986	36.3%	47%
1987	36.2%	47%
1988	36.2%	47%
1989	36.1%	46.9%
1990	36%	46.8%
1991	35.7%	46.8%
1992	35.4%	46.7%
1993	35%	46.7%
1994	34.6%	46.7%
1995	34.1%	46.7%
1996	33.6%	46.7%
1997	33%	46.8%
1998	32.4%	46.9%
1999	31.8%	47.1%
2000	31.1%	47.3%
2001	30.5%	47.5%
2002	29.8%	47.8%
2003	29.1%	48%
2004	28.4%	48.2%
2005	27.7%	48.5%
2006	27.1%	48.7%
2007	26.5%	48.9%
2008	25.9%	49.1%
2009	25.4%	49.3%
2010	24.9%	49.4%
2011	24.3%	49.5%
2012	23.9%	49.5%
2013	23.4%	49.4%
2014	23%	49.3%
2015	22.5%	49.2%
2016	22.1%	49%
2017	21.8%	48.8%
2018	21.4%	48.6%
2019	21.1%	48.3%
2020	20.7%	48%
2021	20.3%	47.7%
2022	19.8%	47.3%
2023	19.3%	47%
2024	18.8%	46.6%
2025	18.3%	46.2%
2026	17.8%	45.8%
2027	17.3%	45.5%
2028	16.9%	45%
2029	16.4%	44.6%
2030	16%	44.2%
2031	15.5%	43.8%
2032	15.1%	43.4%
2033	14.7%	43%
2034	14.4%	42.6%
2035	14.1%	42.2%
2036	13.9%	41.8%
2037	13.8%	41.3%
2038	13.7%	40.9%
2039	13.6%	40.4%
2040	13.5%	39.9%
2041	13.4%	39.4%
2042	13.3%	38.9%
2043	13.2%	38.4%
2044	13.2%	37.9%
2045	13.1%	37.4%
2046	13%	36.9%
2047	12.9%	36.4%
2048	12.8%	35.9%
2049	12.7%	35.5%
2050	12.6%	35%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.8% of the population in Costa Rica and 46.6% in Niger in 2024, compared to 36% and 46.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Costa Rica and Niger compared.

Natural population change in Costa Rica vs Niger by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.74% in Costa Rica and +3.43% in Niger. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Costa Rica	Niger
1960	48,857	105,081
1961	50,149	107,693
1962	51,046	110,280
1963	51,403	113,072
1964	51,435	115,386
1965	51,196	116,963
1966	50,755	119,314
1967	50,193	121,358
1968	48,361	123,301
1969	48,790	125,389
1970	48,398	128,184
1971	48,341	128,223
1972	48,417	133,813
1973	48,943	137,695
1974	50,349	142,606
1975	51,979	147,962
1976	54,019	154,489
1977	56,122	161,792
1978	58,327	171,614
1979	60,984	180,632
1980	62,561	189,251
1981	64,632	195,938
1982	66,826	202,012
1983	68,972	207,962
1984	71,062	213,111
1985	72,776	219,206
1986	73,211	224,365
1987	73,188	231,371
1988	72,944	237,296
1989	72,327	245,278
1990	71,727	256,594
1991	70,506	266,527
1992	69,830	278,690
1993	69,016	292,135
1994	68,336	306,026
1995	67,585	323,630
1996	66,094	341,223
1997	64,954	358,745
1998	64,788	377,120
1999	64,922	394,212
2000	64,268	410,779
2001	62,199	428,417
2002	58,388	446,767
2003	56,743	467,295
2004	55,769	488,328
2005	57,139	511,167
2006	54,177	533,374
2007	55,244	556,808
2008	56,491	579,727
2009	55,757	602,671
2010	50,803	624,685
2011	52,884	645,175
2012	52,036	664,009
2013	49,227	686,070
2014	49,559	704,609
2015	49,077	721,630
2016	45,565	738,999
2017	43,471	752,384
2018	42,469	763,536
2019	37,682	775,474
2020	29,164	784,437
2021	20,119	793,428
2022	21,409	829,651
2023	24,109	864,139

Maternal mortality chart: Costa Rica vs Niger

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Costa Rica, compared to 350 deaths in Niger.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Costa Rica	Niger
1985	43	1,137
1986	42	1,107
1987	41	1,074
1988	40	1,040
1989	40	1,010
1990	40	983
1991	39	957
1992	39	926
1993	39	903
1994	39	883
1995	39	865
1996	39	854
1997	38	841
1998	37	839
1999	36	841
2000	36	845
2001	35	843
2002	34	835
2003	33	813
2004	33	790
2005	31	764
2006	30	737
2007	30	704
2008	30	669
2009	29	647
2010	29	621
2011	28	585
2012	27	554
2013	27	526
2014	27	497
2015	26	473
2016	27	450
2017	27	433
2018	28	420
2019	26	406
2020	34	388
2021	44	396
2022	27	361
2023	24	350

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.05% in Costa Rica and 11.5% in Niger. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Costa Rica	Niger
1960	9.62%	-
1961	9.36%	-
1962	9.27%	-
1963	9.25%	-
1964	9.18%	-
1965	9.02%	-
1966	8.78%	-
1967	8.49%	31.9%
1968	8.17%	32.3%
1969	7.85%	32.7%
1970	7.48%	33.2%
1971	7.02%	33.6%
1972	6.45%	34%
1973	5.82%	34.2%
1974	5.17%	34.3%
1975	4.54%	34.2%
1976	3.93%	33.9%
1977	3.39%	33.5%
1978	2.96%	33%
1979	2.65%	32.6%
1980	2.45%	32.3%
1981	2.33%	32.3%
1982	2.29%	32.5%
1983	2.27%	32.9%
1984	2.25%	33.3%
1985	2.2%	33.7%
1986	2.12%	34%
1987	2.01%	34.1%
1988	1.89%	34%
1989	1.78%	33.7%
1990	1.69%	33.2%
1991	1.62%	32.5%
1992	1.57%	31.7%
1993	1.53%	30.6%
1994	1.51%	29.4%
1995	1.49%	28.1%
1996	1.47%	26.9%
1997	1.45%	25.7%
1998	1.41%	24.7%
1999	1.36%	23.7%
2000	1.31%	22.8%
2001	1.26%	21.8%
2002	1.22%	20.6%
2003	1.18%	19.4%
2004	1.15%	18.3%
2005	1.13%	17.2%
2006	1.12%	16.2%
2007	1.11%	15.4%
2008	1.09%	14.7%
2009	1.07%	14.1%
2010	1.05%	13.7%
2011	1.02%	13.3%
2012	0.98%	13.1%
2013	0.95%	12.9%
2014	0.92%	12.7%
2015	0.9%	12.6%
2016	0.89%	12.5%
2017	0.89%	12.4%
2018	0.89%	12.3%
2019	0.91%	12.2%
2020	0.94%	12.1%
2021	0.97%	11.9%
2022	1.01%	11.7%
2023	1.05%	11.5%